Leicester vs Man United 2022-23 English Premier League
Manchester United beat Leicester City for third win in a row
Jadon Sancho scored the game's lone goal as Manchester United beat Leicester City 1-0 on Thursday for their third win in a row.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 23': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a through ball following a fast break.
- 28': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 87': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,226
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 MAN |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 487 |
| 513 | Passes | 595 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 10 | Clearances | 16 |
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | James Maddison  |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 12 | Tyrell Malacia |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 36 | Anthony Elanga |
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